Make Edible Finger Paint!

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I'm looking forward to building my art collection, so I was really excited to introduce my son to this activity! I was tempted to buy finger paint, but since I knew a lot of the paint would inevitably end up in his mouth, I decided to make my own edible finger paint. I like this more because it's free (as long as we already have the supplies on hand), and because it's edible and washable. The paintings look nice when they're dry, too. The colors are pretty bright. What you need: Plain yogurt Food coloring (I used gel food coloring) Choose your painting location--preferably in a contained space. We used the high chair. Easy to clean up, and the finger paint can't run away and paint the wall. Mix up some colored yogurt (a small amount of food coloring in the yogurt), give … [Read more...]